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February 6, 2026
Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

I finally finished my scrappy star blanket!
It's the perfect size to throw on the couch for when you're a little chilled. It is just fabulous. 

Pattern: 6-Day Crochet Star blanket from Betty McKnit

Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018

Fiskars 7 Inch Softgrip Student Scissors (snipping yarn)
24 Pack Metal Rectangular Empty Hinged Tins (hold needle, needle threader, and stitch markers)RuMe Bags Baggie All (Aspen) (to hold my hand-finishing supplies: yarn needle, needle threader, scissors, Kitchener directions, stitch markers, etc) 

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January 17, 2026
Learning a second language can save your life! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

It was a wonderful day - AGAIN! I took tons of pictures, but not much to share with you. It was all for the two classes and the UFO club this weekend. The two presentations are totally prepped. I give the groups until 6 AM the day of the class to submit their pictures. I had an issue getting back to sleep at one point, so I was up in the middle of the night. Everything is DONE for today. Nothing new came in, so nothing new to add this morning! 

I will have to share the homework for Colour My ...

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January 14, 2026
Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

It has been about a month since my last post about my scrappy 6-Day Crochet Star blanket. 
It has reached a pretty respectable size that might be a good throw blanket for the couch. I don't think I'm quite done, yet. I keep thinking the scrappy version would make a wonderful poncho.

Pattern: 6-Day Crochet Star blanket from Betty McKnit

Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018

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January 12, 2026
Machine Knitting from Becca's Crazy Projects

I picked up some of these Red Heart yarns at a discount store. 
I grabbed this bright yellow to make up a hat on the LK150.
While this yarn is a worsted, the content makes it a really stiff yarn. I think I knitted it at too small a gauge. 
I mean, it looks fin here, but this is definitely sized for a baby. I'll give it another go with some adjusted settings. I want it to work. And if it doesn't work? Well, I can always crochet a hat. 

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):

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December 17, 2025
Down to the wire from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

 As usual, I'm down to the wire, but I made it!! 

Last year, I spotted an adorable project that I could make, so I started it. After a few sections were complete, the project was abandoned, like so many others. Recently, I decided to resurrect that project, and since I was making one, why not make two? OK - to be honest, I have one part of four done on one for myself! 

Then the goal was - let's get these things done in time for Christmas. But I struggled with travel and just time in general. With my SIL ...

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December 13, 2025
Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

This is a slow project. Not that it is difficult, or anything. Only that I don't work on it very often. 
I may only add a row or two in a week. I love how the changing color each row makes for a fun change each row and the overall effect is fun. 

Pattern: 6-Day Crochet Star blanket from Betty McKnit

Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018

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November 25, 2025
Read the instructions from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I was excited to get up and continue knitting my cowl. However, as I was knitting, it just seemed wrong. I know that I hadn't planned to make it and was just using up some knitting worsted that my aunt had hanging around, and when I started, it seemed like such a good idea. But that niggling feeling wouldn't go away. And my aunt kept saying she thought the needles were the wrong size. 

So I went back to read the instructions only because we were going to the NEW yarn shop on Salt Spring Island, and I ...

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November 21, 2025
Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

This is one of the best choose-your-own-adventure projects I've done. Just three more rounds but I don't work on it very often. I wonder if I could make a sweater like this... 

Pattern: 6-Day Crochet Star blanket from Betty McKnit

Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018

Fiskars 7 Inch Softgrip Student Scissors (snipping yarn)
24 Pack Metal Rectangular Empty Hinged Tins (hold needle, needle threader, and stitch markers)RuMe Bags Baggie All (Aspen) (to hold my hand-finishing supplies: yarn needle, needle threader, scissors ...

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November 12, 2025
Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

I've decided to not just go scrappy with my next 6-Day Crochet Star blanket. 
I've sorted my colors into 20 colors and when it is time to start a new row I grab my hand 20-sided die and roll for the next color. I selected the first couple (the yellow and grays) colors but I'm all about the random colors now. 

Pattern: 6-Day Crochet Star blanket from Betty McKnit

Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018

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October 22, 2025
Strange sleeping arrangments from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

 OH MY GOSH --- I feel like I'm sleeping in my nephew's basement. WAIT --- I am sleeping in a basement -it's not my nephew's. My host is a single, youngish man (used to be a bank manager, now drives a school bus, from India), and well, it's rather a very bizarre situation, but I feel perfectly safe, and you just learn to roll with the punches. 

It's all a good lesson to book a hotel in advance, because you never know when a rodeo is coming to town! 

And the house is in a decent ...

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October 3, 2025
AI Failure from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

OK -- I'm up for trying new things. And there was something that I have wanted to do for a long time, and last night, I decided it was a perfect job for AI. However, I'm sad to report that the job it did was dismal. A total failure, and it was an easy job. 

What's the job? I have written MANY posts for QUILTsocial.com over the last 11 years. By my count, there are close to 400 posts. Yep -- that's a lot of posts. I use many of them in my teachings, and I sometimes ...

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June 18, 2025
Knitting: Dotted Rays from Becca's Crazy Projects

I think I made it to the final wedge. I know it doesn't look like much all scrunched up like this but I'm not changing my needle. 

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June 11, 2025
Knitting: Dotted Rays from Becca's Crazy Projects

Progress is slower. Still fun. 

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June 10, 2025
Making a Scrappy Fabric Patch DIY from Brown Bird Designs Quilts

I am totally obsessed with sardines!! They are trending big time. I have a fish keychain from Ruby Star Society, the best goofy doormat featuring a full tin of them (which my husband loves), and my favorite t-shirt is from H&M. I even found a candle at Anthropologie… and I want so much more. That obsession led me to start making some fish templates for us! I’ve already made some fish-themed charity quilt blocks and have big plans for more projects—so stay tuned. To officially kick off my sardine obsession here on the blog, I wanted to ...

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May 26, 2025
Knitting: Dotted Rays from Becca's Crazy Projects

A couple more wedges completed.
I shifted to working from both balls or yarn so could keep the color changes from narrowing. I really like how it is working up. This is the part where it starts to take a long time to knit each wedge. 

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May 19, 2025
Knitting: Dotted Rays from Becca's Crazy Projects

A friend gave me this fun yarn from Knit Picks a few years ago. I was going away for a weekend and wanted a hand project to take along.
I used my winder to make some fresh cakes and picked a color order. 
The pattern I decided to use is Dotted Rays by Stephen West. I find this shawl to be perfect for those times when my hands need something to do but I don't want to really think about it.
I did the first couple wedges in this orange. 
Then, switched to the rainbow yarn at the orange ...

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May 9, 2025
Catching Up, Again! from Sunburnt Quilts

I feel a bit like a stranger who has been gone too long. I know I have been busy, but hadn’t realised I had missed a whole month. Plenty of medical issues have kept me busy and none of them were mine. Lots of time has been spent in waiting rooms and next to hospital beds, and being a taxi driver. As a result, sewing has slowed, but knitting and embroidery have kept me company. So now it is time to catch up.

Meet my little cheer squad.

I had run out of my gift supply of knitted monkeys ...

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April 11, 2025
Crochet Crazy: Friday Finish! from Becca's Crazy Projects

It has been a while since I updated on my 6-Day Crochet Star blanket. 
I ended the same way I started: with light gray. It's nice to finish something. I need to see what I have to make a scrappy version of this one. Some of the one's I've seen are simply stunning. 

Pattern: 6-Day Crochet Star blanket from Betty McKnit

Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018

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February 28, 2025
Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

Each round is taking more time now. 
I missed photographing the last light gray round and I wasn't going to frog for a photo. 
I had to grab a bigger project bag to hold it because my medium bag wasn't cutting it any more. 
Still loving this blanket. Are you working on any long-term projects?


Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018

Fiskars 7 Inch Softgrip Student Scissors (snipping yarn)
24 Pack Metal Rectangular Empty Hinged Tins (hold needle, needle threader, and stitch markers ...

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February 21, 2025
Crochet Crazy from Becca's Crazy Projects

Another round on the star blanket. This is a great project. I've almost memorized the pattern. Just a few more rounds. 
I think the next one I make will be a different color every row. Because I like to challenge myself. 

I recently discovered darning needles from Clover (affiliate link). If you aren't a fan of threading your yarn needle, I highly recommend these. Super easy to thread and longer than my other darning needles.

Knit and Crochet Tools (affiliate links): You can read my post about these tools in this post from December 2018

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